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ken bastida in boston. we'll be checking with you tomorrow. thanks. >>> that was the second explosion. on onlooker happened to capture it. he was standing near the sight of the first blast. we're told he was not hurt. but joe vazquez has learned of a 12-year-old from martinez and had to have surgery. >> reporter: his family is pretty well known here. his dad is the football coach here at the high school. his mother, who was running in the race, happens to be an emergency coordinator for contra costa county. the whole family was in boston for what was supposed to be a celebration. 12-year-old aaron hern of martinez was right there, cheering on his mom at the end of her race, when the bomb went off. his mother, cathryn hern, is okay. but aaron took shrapnel in his thigh. >> he's all right. he's doing okay. just please everyone have your prayers opened. >> reporter: aaron is in the hospital, surrounded by parents and friends. >> they were at the finish line to congratulate her, so they were just right there in the center of it. >> reporter: gaye
ken bastida in boston. we'll be checking with you tomorrow. thanks. >>> that was the second explosion. on onlooker happened to capture it. he was standing near the sight of the first blast. we're told he was not hurt. but joe vazquez has learned of a 12-year-old from martinez and had to have surgery. >> reporter: his family is pretty well known here. his dad is the football coach here at the high school. his mother, who was running in the race, happens to be an emergency...
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reporting live from boston, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> ken, obviously, security tight there in boston. but tomorrow the president comes to town. have you seen any signs that it's tightening up because of that? >> reporter: you know, the only thing we saw today was just a reluctance by, you know, federal investigators to really talk much about who this guy is or what he was doing and exactly, you know, what they know about the case. as far as the president's visit, they haven't had too much advance information coming from the feds or from investigators about that. and certainly, you know, security here is tight enough for everybody. anybody including the president of the united states. >> they will keep details to themselves. ken bastida, thanks. >>> kpix 5's ann notarangelo shows us how a community is rallying behind a bay area's sixth grader injured in the boston attack. ann. >> reporter: and juliette, mountain mike's is one of just a handful of restaurants and businesses in martinez holding fundraisers for aaron hern's family. the hern family is very well known in this area. they ha
reporting live from boston, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> ken, obviously, security tight there in boston. but tomorrow the president comes to town. have you seen any signs that it's tightening up because of that? >> reporter: you know, the only thing we saw today was just a reluctance by, you know, federal investigators to really talk much about who this guy is or what he was doing and exactly, you know, what they know about the case. as far as the president's visit, they haven't had...
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reporting live from sausalito, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> very cool. just didn't probably want to fly into the fog bank that's right along the coast for very long. >>> good today. tomorrow eh. might want to consider taking off from an inland airport because we have some changes coming. all it takes is one picture to show you the marine layer is back like a monster lurking offshore. there it is. it's about 500 feet thick but it's a sign that things are changing. the winds are changing. we still have plenty of sunshine. but it's not going to be as warm. concord in the 90s yesterday in some spots around concord. currently 78. the cooldown has begun. oakland down to 66 after the mid-80s yesterday. and downtown san francisco hit 77 earlier today. you're down 20 degrees. all the way to 57 degrees. still leave the windows open tonight. pleasant night lows around 50. san rafael down to 49. oakland 51. redwood city 50. but there is a change coming. now, high pressure hasn't left. what it's done, it's moved farther away and that has opened the door if you will f
reporting live from sausalito, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> very cool. just didn't probably want to fly into the fog bank that's right along the coast for very long. >>> good today. tomorrow eh. might want to consider taking off from an inland airport because we have some changes coming. all it takes is one picture to show you the marine layer is back like a monster lurking offshore. there it is. it's about 500 feet thick but it's a sign that things are changing. the winds are...
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back to you guys. >>> ken bastida live for us in boston. thanks. >>> among the injured is a 12- year-old boy from martinez. aaron hern's family says he's hospitalized in intensive care. the youngster was hit in the leg by shrapnel while cheering on his mom who was running the race. >>> some people who were in boston for the marathon are returning back to the bay area, and elissa harrington has been getting some firsthand accounts from travelers arriving in at sfo. she joins us with more. >> hi, as you can imagine, these travelers very shaken up. the first flight from boston arrived just after 10:00. a lot of marathon runners on that plane visibly shaken from what they encountered. >> i couldn't wait to get home and hug my kids. >> a somber homecoming for boston marathon runners arriving at sfo, wearing their hats, t-shirts and medals, including trish and her boyfriend who had finished the race but were near the finish line when the bombs went off. >> all you could do was panic. people started running one way as emt's were going the other wa
back to you guys. >>> ken bastida live for us in boston. thanks. >>> among the injured is a 12- year-old boy from martinez. aaron hern's family says he's hospitalized in intensive care. the youngster was hit in the leg by shrapnel while cheering on his mom who was running the race. >>> some people who were in boston for the marathon are returning back to the bay area, and elissa harrington has been getting some firsthand accounts from travelers arriving in at sfo. she...
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i'm ken bastida. >> i covered the oklahoma city bombing and i know immediately that shrine as we see behind you is set up. is there talk of a permanent memorial at that location yet? >> reporter: yeah, at this point, no. we haven't heard that yet. there is a very large vigil possibly for this evening that will be conducted. we're not sure about that. we're checking on it. no. as far as a memorial we haven't heard that. >> ken bastida in boston, thank you. >>> the 12-year-old boy injured in the attack won't be coming home for another week. aaron hurn's family says he is hospitalized in intensive care. he's due for more surgery tomorrow. the boy was hit in the leg when he was cheering on his mom running the race. >>> we are learning more about the people we saw in those unforgetful pictures we all saw yesterday. one of the images a man with bloodied limbs being wheeled away from the blast site. that man jeff bowman jr. survived but remains in the hospital. doctors had to amputate both legs because of bone damage. his family said he was there cheering on his girlfriend. >>> another icon
i'm ken bastida. >> i covered the oklahoma city bombing and i know immediately that shrine as we see behind you is set up. is there talk of a permanent memorial at that location yet? >> reporter: yeah, at this point, no. we haven't heard that yet. there is a very large vigil possibly for this evening that will be conducted. we're not sure about that. we're checking on it. no. as far as a memorial we haven't heard that. >> ken bastida in boston, thank you. >>> the...
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reporting live from sausalito, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> ken, this begs the question, how long can this plane continue to fly before recharging? >> reporter: that's the amazing technology, julie. it can stay up theoretically indefinitely because it's got the photovoltaic cells on the battery so it charges during the day when there is sunlight out. it gets to a certain elevation about 26, 27,000 feet, and then at night it runs on the batteries so it can fly all night long. fly again the next day, fly all night long. and go on indefinitely. it's only encumbered by the stamina of the pilot. think about the technology. >> the future of air travel. thanks. >>> a bay area biologist had a special mission today. high up on the facade of san jose city hall, glen stewart rappelled down the 18-story building right to the spot where a family of falcons lives. he works for uc-santa cruz predatory bird research group interested in tracking the life- span and health of the birds. while he was up there, he discovered that all the newborn chicks on that ledge are male. now, if you would like to see
reporting live from sausalito, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> ken, this begs the question, how long can this plane continue to fly before recharging? >> reporter: that's the amazing technology, julie. it can stay up theoretically indefinitely because it's got the photovoltaic cells on the battery so it charges during the day when there is sunlight out. it gets to a certain elevation about 26, 27,000 feet, and then at night it runs on the batteries so it can fly all night long. fly...
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i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> it's exactly the kind of trend you don't want in your neighborhood. the bay area community seeing an explosion of burglaries and who police think is responsible. >> these chemicals impact brain development and reproductive organ development. >> you try to protect your children from toxic products. but it isn't always easy. why california's own safety standards may not be the best guidelines for parents. >> at the top of the newscast we were talking about fire danger. there is no rainfall in the forecast for the weekend but things are changing dramatically as high pressure builds back in. we'll keep the sunshine but wait until you see where the temperatures are heading. think 90s. the forecast next. >> and you can't say you have nothing to do on this friday night. big-time basketball about to unfold in oakland. we're live at oracle arena ahead of game 3. ,,,,,, struck a deal with the cityn pension reform >>> they don't like it but the san jose police officers union has struck a deal with the city on pension reform. the deal applies only to new hires at
i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> it's exactly the kind of trend you don't want in your neighborhood. the bay area community seeing an explosion of burglaries and who police think is responsible. >> these chemicals impact brain development and reproductive organ development. >> you try to protect your children from toxic products. but it isn't always easy. why california's own safety standards may not be the best guidelines for parents. >> at the top of the newscast we...
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station, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> the early signs of a dangerous fire season in california already noticeable. today, a three alarm vegetation fire outside of vacaville city limits spread to 10 acres before crews got the upper hand. it was a controlled burn but got out of control just before noon. firefighters contained it by about 2:00. open burns banned in a number of bay area counties beginning today. cal fire is putting the ban into effect of course to reduce the risk of larger fires. the agency says it's especially important this year because of low rainfall combined with our low humidity. burns still allowed with a special cal fire permit. >>> the fda is taking a closer look at the beneful bland of dog dog. >> whether there's cause r for concern and the best way to make sure the food is safe and healthy for them. >> reporter: she's frisky and playful now now now roxie wasn't so energetic last week. kathy mcdonald had recently gun feeding her beneful, curious she found complaints online, and found dogs with symptoms ranging from vomiting to diarrhea and kidney failure. the da
station, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> the early signs of a dangerous fire season in california already noticeable. today, a three alarm vegetation fire outside of vacaville city limits spread to 10 acres before crews got the upper hand. it was a controlled burn but got out of control just before noon. firefighters contained it by about 2:00. open burns banned in a number of bay area counties beginning today. cal fire is putting the ban into effect of course to reduce the risk of larger...
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kpix 5's ken bastida joins us live from boston. >> reporter: how are you doing, allen? we are at the westin hotel where, as you heard from vinita nair, the third news conference has been canceled now. the room was full of reporters from not only here in the u.s. but all around the world. no new information tonight, in terms of what the federal investigators are telling us. meanwhile, the main story is still back out on the street where boston police have had a heck of a week by any standard. but they haven't had to go it alone. >>> reporter: the security response to the blasts monday were almost instantaneous. police, fire, national guard, all descending on boston within minutes. in the ensuing days, police have come in from all over the country, guys like new york city police officer vinnie zapola, just to help out on his day off. >> i'm sure they're tired. you know, i said to one of the guys this morning, i said, you know, at the end of your 12 when you go home, you'll be stressed out but give your loved ones a hug. that helps. >> reporter: he and his partner troy lop
kpix 5's ken bastida joins us live from boston. >> reporter: how are you doing, allen? we are at the westin hotel where, as you heard from vinita nair, the third news conference has been canceled now. the room was full of reporters from not only here in the u.s. but all around the world. no new information tonight, in terms of what the federal investigators are telling us. meanwhile, the main story is still back out on the street where boston police have had a heck of a week by any...
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. >>> i'm ken bastida in san francisco. a little bit of the city's past unearthed. right across the street from our station? yup. we'll have the story coming up. >> and morning a decade after 9/11, the remarkable discovery just blocks from ground zero. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, francisco came to a screechg halt... and the stru >>> 20 years ago traffic on the old embarcadero freeway in san francisco came to a halt. and the structure was torn down. but all these years later, some of the last pieces of that freeway are finally being ripputground. ken bastida is outside the embarcadero where workers are digging up history. >> reporter: 1991 then mayor art agnos decided to tear down the embarcadero freeway after it was damaged in 1989 in loma prieta. he called it the greatest thing he ever did as mayor of san francisco. these are the last remnants of the on-ramp that used to go up on the embarcadero freeway. we have video from the '70s to show you that. if we were standing here today we would be run over by cars on the freeway, the 1.2-mile embarcadero freeway was built in 1953 o
. >>> i'm ken bastida in san francisco. a little bit of the city's past unearthed. right across the street from our station? yup. we'll have the story coming up. >> and morning a decade after 9/11, the remarkable discovery just blocks from ground zero. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, francisco came to a screechg halt... and the stru >>> 20 years ago traffic on the old embarcadero freeway in san francisco came to a halt. and the structure was torn down. but all these years later, some...
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reporting live near sfo, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> thank you. there is late word from the tsa the feds are delaying their policy that would allow passengers to carry knives, bags and other sports equipment on planes. no reason given. >>> two people hurt when a refrigeration unit ruptured at a grocery store in the east bay. a repairman was servicing the unit at foods co in richmond when it blew sending freon into the store. the repairman hurt his hand and a store employee is being created for chemical inhalation. the store is closed while crews air out the building. >>> it feels like a heat wave on this earth day for sure. brian hackney joining us with the hot spots in the bay area. >> i think paul is out enjoying this somewhere, which is very wise of that young man. [ laughter ] >> for us we are at near record highs. in some parts of the bay area we snapped records in at least four cities so no wonder out in pleasanton, they are taking to the pool. 87 degrees at 5:00 in pleasanton. that's a mighty nice way to make a splash on a day like this. hi
reporting live near sfo, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >> thank you. there is late word from the tsa the feds are delaying their policy that would allow passengers to carry knives, bags and other sports equipment on planes. no reason given. >>> two people hurt when a refrigeration unit ruptured at a grocery store in the east bay. a repairman was servicing the unit at foods co in richmond when it blew sending freon into the store. the repairman hurt his hand and a store employee is...
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. >>> i'm ken bastida near sfo. take office and landings, well, pretty much on schedule today. but sequestration has taken effect. we'll see if that's going to affect your next flight. >> it's getting tougher to get one of these. where the plastic ba ban pa in the bay area to and we ask why some cities still haven't banned them yet. >> kpix 5 the official television station for the bay bridge opening ceremony and we are counting down the days until the new eastern span opens in september. we'll keep you posted on planning for the big day. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 00:01:54-00:02:14 "(ken: wod se el your fli >>> mobile5 ken bastida at sfo tonight explaining why air travelers may need to pack their patience. usually we only hear that in the winter, ken. >> reporter: we're here near the runways watching take-offs and landings this afternoon. according to the duty manager at sfo, everything is pretty much according to schedule today. not too many delays or cancellations. that was not the case, though, at l.a.x. where there were up to two-hour delays for some travelers late last night. part
. >>> i'm ken bastida near sfo. take office and landings, well, pretty much on schedule today. but sequestration has taken effect. we'll see if that's going to affect your next flight. >> it's getting tougher to get one of these. where the plastic ba ban pa in the bay area to and we ask why some cities still haven't banned them yet. >> kpix 5 the official television station for the bay bridge opening ceremony and we are counting down the days until the new eastern span...